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Old 07-27-2010, 02:29 PM
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The thing about Hawk Wing or his achilles heel was he needed fast ground to be at his best,
No he didn't.

The two biggest wins of his career were the Group 1 Eclipse and Group 1 Lockinge ... his easy win in the Eclipse came on yielding ground and his 11 lengths win in the Lockinge came while it was raining.

He was 2nd in the English Derby - 12 lengths ahead of 3rd place - on yielding as well.
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